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    Something electrical and strange happened to Connie on the way to work today.

    I'm 99% sure it's just the alt; I'll update once I get it swapped out, but I'm pretty sure that's all it is.
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    Something electrical and strange happened to Connie on the way to work today.

    Just poked around out there and it definitely seems like an alternator issue, the alternator STINKS! Kinda like Bakelite, same smell the ECU in my old Talon made when it fried itself when the positive battery terminal arced on the underside of the hood. Such a distinct definitely electrical...
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    Something electrical and strange happened to Connie on the way to work today.

    I suppose alternator is a possibility, it's been on there for over 4 years and 250k km now since the original went. And the car is an 02 V6, so it's a coil-over-plug setup, so no plug wires. It seems to me like something shorted, and caused a huge electrical draw, taking all the power for a...
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    Million mile club

    Yeah the axle grease and ATF don't mix. There's no connection. Axle seals and CV boots are completely separate issues.
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    Something electrical and strange happened to Connie on the way to work today.

    I was coming down the 400 this morning, going about 120ish, when all the traffic stopped, as it does quite regularly. Slammed on the brakes and stopped, safe following distance for the win! Anyways, as I was sitting there stopped waiting for the traffic to start moving again, Connie was...
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    Rusty Accord's 99 Sedan LX F23A4 w/5speed (56K)

    Yeah wheel bearings don't squeak; at least I've never heard one do that. They are either silent, rumbly, growly, vibratey, or a combination of the latter three. Sway bar links and bushings or strut mounts tend to squeak more often. If it's more of a tssshh-tssshh-tssshh sound, it's probably...
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    Million mile club

    Ever since my first transmission failed at 344k and was replaced with a junkyard unit of similar mileage, I've been doing a dw-1 drain and fill every 30k km, which works out to about twice a year for me. It still shifts fine, and the trans in there has similar mileage to the car; >500k km...
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    Million mile club

    With my ridiculous daily 200+ km round trip to work, the damn odometer rockets up pretty fast. Seems like Connie always needs an oil change or new tires hahaha. I am jealous of you guys and your sub-20k mile a year lives sometimes. If you wanna destroy cars, get a commute like mine lol.
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    Rusty Accord's 99 Sedan LX F23A4 w/5speed (56K)

    Why did you decide to pull the hub like that? Every time I've done front bearings, I take the whole knuckle off, put it in a vice, and just start beating the hell out of it from behind with a big old crappy socket as the driver and a 5LB hammer. Usually the hub and outer race just fall off...
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    Lost brakes on freeway, WOOOOWZA

    I've seen the hard lines rust out where they come through the front wheel well, the hard line in the rear wheel well that attaches to the flex hose, the lines under the car underneath that plastic cover, and on the firewall near the master cylinder. He's in Ohio, and 290k is a lot. Surprised...
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    Suddenly Running HOT

    Well i figured out where the coolant was going; the lower rad hose was leaking a tiny bit because the hose clamp wasn't as tight as it could have been. That rad has been in there for 3 years and was never an issue till now, so go figure. Now I can stop worrying about head gaskets and cracked...
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    Million mile club

    Haha oh man, speaking of axle nuts. I just broke all of the Mastercraft 1/2" stuff I own trying to take off the passenger side axle nut on my donor car I'm taking the trans from. Canadian tire and their lifetime warranty on hand tools is awesome. I bet that nut had been on there for at...
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    Transmission Issues (not my DD)

    Transmission #2 is out, yay! Here's another quick video of where I'm at, along with a little tour of the Accord graveyard I find myself building https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swJ3FnAlq54 Ended up breaking pretty much all of my 1/2" drive stuff on the passenger side axle nut of the parts car...
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    Transmission woes. (DD)

    I'm sure you can; last few times I've wanted tires off a car I'm scrapping they let me take them off and brought a flatbed. You'll probably get another $100 if you drive it there yourself, have someone follow you, take off the wheels when you get there and then bring them home yourself...
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    Transmission woes. (DD)

    $1050 for rebuilt units with a year warranty here in the GTA. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-transmission-drive-train/city-of-toronto/new-rebuilt-honda-accord-98-02-v6-automatic-transmission/473959566?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Here's a whole car for $250...
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    Transmission Issues (not my DD)

    I'm about 15 miles southeast of Georgian Bay, right in the heart of lake-effect land; just from the Bay instead of Huron. We are supposed to get 15cm tonight into tomorrow last I checked, and it's supposed to go down to -13C tonight at my house. At work here in the GTA, it's supposed to be...
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    Complete 98-02 Accord Service Manual

    No problem. As long as it helps somebody someday, I'm happy.
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    Million mile club

    I'm willing to bet that that truck had hub assemblies, not pressed in bearings. Or was an old Ford with those really teeny bearings that have to be packed by hand. I used to have an 84 Explorer, and I can definitely see those wheels coming off if a bearing were to seize. On the Accord's setup...
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    Transmission woes. (DD)

    That low speed juddering was like the one-week warning for my original transmission in Connie at 344k, so pretty similar mileage as your sig shows. It got worse and rapidly became undriveable. Clutch packs were toast. I just picked up a 98 for $350 because it needed a transmission; the...
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    Transmission Issues (not my DD)

    Nah, I haven't even touched the thing yet. Still has the wheels on it and hasn't moved since I parked it. So that'll be fun. Been a busy year and time has been an issue lol. I go back to Mexico for work for a month on the 23rd, and I'd really like the swap to be done before I leave for that...
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    Million mile club

    It says how to use the scissor jack in the owner's manual. If you look under the car, right behind the front wheel underneath the fender, there is a piece of metal about 1/4" thick and about 6" long that points straight down; this one is for lifting the front wheels. That piece of metal fits...
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    Million mile club

    Please, it's "ratchet". Raquets are for tennis. You can get an old school analog torque wrench (not the click-type) for like $20. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Beam-Torque-Wrench-3-8-Drive-Socket-Type-Style-Inch-Pounds-800-in-lb-90-Nm/252137453352?hash=item3ab4903728:g:yLMAAOSw9eVXUIR1
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    Transmission Issues (not my DD)

    Welp, transmission is out! I was able to leave the rear and passenger motor mounts in place and still get the trans out. Here's a short video of where I'm at. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdew9j6i1To I realize I made a huge mess, but thankfully I had put cardboard down in case of such...
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    Complete 98-02 Accord Service Manual

    I think I found the V6 supplement... http://www.gvrdeu.org/Honda%20FSM/Accord/1998-2002%20Accord%20FSM/1998-2001%20Honda%20Accord%20V-6%20SM%20Supp.pdf
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    Transmission Issues (not my DD)

    Wow man, thanks a lot for the info! That makes sense as to why the cross-reference says what it says. I really need to get my hands on that supplement. No biggie that 98-99 won't work with 00-02, as the broken coupe is a 1998, and the sedan I'm taking the replacement trans from is a 1998 as...

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